Mithras Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 The title tells itself. Specifically, who do you think funded Marwyn's expensive field study in Asshai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickon will return Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 To a certain degree, I'd guess the citadel is such a big institution it can fund itself. Sadly, as far as I know we don't know anything about where the citadel gets it's cash from.Just a guess, but maybe lords pay a small fee to have a maester in their castle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Greg of House House Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 To a certain degree, I'd guess the citadel is such a big institution it can fund itself. Sadly, as far as I know we don't know anything about where the citadel gets it's cash from.Just a guess, but maybe lords pay a small fee to have a maester in their castle? I doubt lords get maesters for free. I guess it's safe to assume they fund the Citadel to an extent, though we don't know why: if they pay yearly, or each time a new maester is sent etc.Also the Hightowers are pretty rich. Maybe there's a tax that goes directly to the Citadel etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhaegar Estellion Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I always thought the Citadel gets paid by the Lords to whom it sends the maesters. To my knowledge it is never stated in the books, but this would make sense to me. Also House Hightower probably sponsors them a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Emrick of Seagard Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Maybe the own Citadel, and the houses' fee Rickon said above. Maybe even House Hightower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashless Society Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 House Hightower? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stannis'_Barber Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I imagined it was funded mainly by taxes and donations, though I have no evidence to support this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy Hour Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Big Pharma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas88 Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 For the southern kingdoms I can agree Lords might pay the citadel to send them a Maester. Though it would surprise me the northern Lords paying for their Maesters.For instance we see Lady Dustin being very suspicious about the citadel and the Maesters they send, so why would she even pay for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lannister Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 For the southern kingdoms I can agree Lords might pay the citadel to send them a Maester. Though it would surprise me the northern Lords paying for their Maesters. For instance we see Lady Dustin being very suspicious about the citadel and the Maesters they send, so why would she even pay for it? That wouldn't be sustainable on any level. If the Northern lords got away without contributing, it would be about thirty seconds before a southern lord declared he wasn't either. As for the Northern lords, religion aside I'd figure the quick communication of the ravens alone would be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Arthur Hightower Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 That wouldn't be sustainable on any level. If the Northern lords got away without contributing, it would be about thirty seconds before a southern lord declared he wasn't either. As for the Northern lords, religion aside I'd figure the quick communication of the ravens alone would be worth it. The Great Houses would likely require their principle bannermen to have a Maester so that commands could diffuse across the kingdom; it would be a bit crap if Rickard Karstark decided he didn't need a Maester, then he only finds out he is supposed to go to war to free Ned 3 weeks after the rest of the northern lords have finished mobilising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickon will return Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 For the southern kingdoms I can agree Lords might pay the citadel to send them a Maester. Though it would surprise me the northern Lords paying for their Maesters.For instance we see Lady Dustin being very suspicious about the citadel and the Maesters they send, so why would she even pay for it?Lady Dustin hates maesters, but I think she's smart enough to know she needs one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Suburbs Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I've wondered about this myself. The High Septon was previously based on Oldtown before the Great Sept was built in KL, so maybe the church funds it much like the way the Catholic Church funded the earliest universities in Europe. The acolytes also perform medical, legal and other services for the people in Oldtown, but I would imagine a lot of those payments are made in goods rather than coin, save for the custom they get from sailors and traders and the like. And even if the acolytes are supposed to give a portion of the potatoes they earned in a given day to the Cit, I can't imagine it would be enough to support an institution of that magnitude. Another possibility is when young lordlings, or even princelings like Aemon, are sent to the Cit, the house would have to pay for his education, plus room and board, at least until he becomes a master. And like others mentioned, perhaps maesters earn a salary from their lord, a part of which goes back to the Cit -- and the higher the lord, the more accomplished the maester, so the bigger the salary. But it will be interesting to see if anything about the Cit's finances comes out, because it could go a long way to determining where their loyalties lie. And I still think it's interesting the that word "maester" itself contains that backward ae phoneme that is featured in many Targaryen names, plus other characters like Shae and Baelish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcotron Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 And I still think it's interesting the that word "maester" itself contains that backward ae phoneme that is featured in many Targaryen names, plus other characters like Shae and Baelish.That "ae" diphthong appears all over Old and Middle English (usually written as a single-letter ligature, "æ"). It even still appears in modern English, mostly in words derived directly from Old English, or from Greek ("aeroplane"), but only in Commonwealth English; in America it's usually respelled ("airplane"). In fact, our word "master" comes from the Old English word "mǣster", reinforced by the Norman French word "maistre" (both from Latin "magister"). So, I wouldn't read too much into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Eater Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 SSM How does the Citadel get financed? Lords pay for the service of the Maesters and the Citadel collects some of the revenue of Oldtown via taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coonster Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 To a certain degree, I'd guess the citadel is such a big institution it can fund itself. Sadly, as far as I know we don't know anything about where the citadel gets it's cash from.Just a guess, but maybe lords pay a small fee to have a maester in their castle? Yes, this is probably it. The lords donate to the Citadel in exchange for the services rendered by their maesters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 While the SSM Fire Eater posted answers the question, it is quite amusing imagining Marwyn filling out a grant proposal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coonster Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 While the SSM Fire Eater posted answers the question, it is quite amusing imagining Marwyn filling out a grant proposal... Stranger things have happened. Even Qyburn found a patron in Cersei to finance his research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mithras Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 So, did the Citadel keep funding Marwyn's research in Asshai for years? Or did the Citadel fund Maester Wyllis' expedition to Hardhome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Bastard Snow Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 I imagine they make money selling medicine and healing people and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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